Hadleigh Dugger, Miss Northwestern’s Star, attended luncheons, parties and rehearsals throughout the week and accompanied Elam onstage during the evening gown phase of competition. Dugger was mentored by Elam, Thomason, other local titleholders and Miss Oklahoma 2025 Tessa Dorrell, and she met Laverne native Jane Jayroe, Miss America 1967, during the event. She is the daughter of Dillon and TaKeyah Dugger and calls Shattuck home.
Competition categories at Miss Oklahoma and Miss Oklahoma’s Teen included interview, on-stage question, evening gown, talent, and health and fitness.
Jaselyn Rossman, Miss Tulsa State Fair, was crowned Miss Oklahoma, and Finley Henderson, Miss Oil Capital’s Teen, was named Miss Oklahoma’s Teen. Rossman and Henderson will represent Oklahoma at the Miss America and Miss America’s Teen competitions later this year.
The 2027 Miss Northwestern and Miss Northwestern’s Teen Competitions are scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Fellers Family Auditorium in Herod Hall on the Northwestern campus in Alva. Elam, Thomason and Dugger will crown their successors during the event, continuing a Miss Northwestern tradition that began in 1966.
The Miss Northwestern Organization and the Miss Oklahoma Organization provide scholarship opportunities for young women pursuing their education.
“Finishing in the Top 15 was an incredible honor,” Elam said. “I’m so thankful for everything this experience has taught me. I know God has a plan for every step of this journey, and I’m excited to see what doors He opens next as I continue pursuing my dreams.”
For more information, or to inquire about the availability of the Miss Northwestern titleholders for appearances, contact Paige Fischer, Miss Northwestern Organization Executive Director, at 580-327-8533 or plfischer@nwosu.edu.
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